Today I noticed that my neighbor was having a tree removed, which is not all that unusual except it is middle of winter.

The truth is that my neighbor has sold their home to move on to a new life that didn’t include their home in my area. This is the new owners and I suspect that they are “flippers”, just like on T.V. except in my neighborhood. I noticed many new faces that are coming and going from the newly acquired property, and many work related sounds coming from inside, this is the first work visible except a large dumpster in the driveway. This house has always been in one family and family members have come and go over the years, so new neighbors seem like an novelty on my street.

As I watched the tree people remove the tree I realized that this is a great time to make improvements on myself with the fact that I am on the fifth day of 2026. Just as the new owners are prioritizing the projects to make the home in my area more appealing to buyers, I need to do the same to myself, finding projects that will make 2026 memorable in my life. Will I finally start the business that I have planned and researched but can’t ever “find the time” to get off the ground?

I appreciate your reading this far, but you are asking yourself what does this have to do with happiness of an ordinary guy?

This is how it relates to happiness in my life, I have found when I have goals and when I work to accomplish those goals I gain momentum that is like a drug for my happiness. Once I get into a groove, I feel unstoppable and crazy good about my next steps. I am guessing that this works for others the same way, please try it in 2026.

Thanks for your time, and I hope that the house in my neighborhood and the internal work in myself will yield results of completion of the most beneficial projects in 2026.